Once we found a robin 一旦我们发现一只知更鸟

In our backyard 在我们的后院

It was already dead 它已经死了

But we were so sure 但我们肯定

That things weren't gone too far 事情并没有走得太远

   

So we prayed to God above 因此，我们向上帝祈祷以上

That He'd bring it back to us 他会带回来给我们

And we put it in a jar 而我们把它放在一个罐子

And waited 又等

and waited 又等

   

But mama made us bury it 但妈妈更让我们把它埋

Mama made us bury it 妈妈让我们把它埋

In the backyard 在后院

   

I wished to be just like my best friend 我真希望成为像我最好的朋友

She was the brightest star in the room 她是最耀眼的明星在房间里

Yeah but we didn't know what we had 是的，但我们不知道我们有什么

   

With the world pressing in 与世界上按压

On her backyard 在她家后院

She fell in backwards 她倒在倒退

She fell in backwards 她倒在倒退

   

With the world pressing in 与世界上按压

On her backyard 在她家后院

She fell in backwards 她倒在倒退

   

We prayed to God above 上面我们向上帝祈祷

That He'd bring her back to us 他会带她回来给我们

So we put her in a box 因此，我们把她一个盒子

We put her in a box 我们把她放在一个盒子

And waited 又等

For something to happen 一些事情发生

But nothing happened 但什么也没发生

   

Mama made me bury her 妈妈让我把她埋了

Mama made me bury her 妈妈让我把她埋了

Mama made me bury her 妈妈让我把她埋了

in the backyard 在后院